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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAFT L. THOMPSON, No. 2:22-cv-1196 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS L. BIRD, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his convictions imposed by the Sacramento County Superior Court in 2018 for attempted murder with a dangerous and deadly weapon, child abuse likely to produce great bodily injury, and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Petitioner alleges ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights. For the reasons set forth below, this court will recommend the petition be denied. BACKGROUND I. Facts Established at Trial The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District provided the following factual summary: //// //// I The…